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The brilliant light filled the room.
What does Brilliant mean?
Brilliant means very bright, smart, or excellent.
Dictionary definition
Very bright, very smart, or excellent.
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Brilliant in a sentence
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She had a brilliant idea for the science project.
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The brilliant performance earned loud applause from the audience.
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What does brilliant mean?
Brilliant can describe bright light, smart thinking, or excellent work.
Practice 2
Which word is closest to brilliant when it means very good?
Excellent is close in meaning to brilliant.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of brilliant?
Dull can be the opposite of brilliant when brilliant means bright, smart, or exciting.
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Brilliant
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bril · yunt · strongest beat: bril
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WordBrilliant.
Partadjective.
MeaningBrilliant means very bright, smart, or excellent.
ExampleExample: The brilliant light filled the room.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- bril · yunt
- Strongest beat
- bril
- Ending
- yunt
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on bril.
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Synonyms
Words like Brilliant
excellentUse when brilliant means very good.
cleverUse when brilliant means very smart.
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Brilliant word family
Base word
brilliant
noun
brilliance
The quality of being brilliant.
adverb
brilliantly
In a brilliant way.
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Hint for students
Brilliant means very bright, smart, or excellent.
Common mix-up
Brilliant does not always mean very bright. In some sentences, it means smart or excellent.
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